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Descriptor English: Abdominoplasty
Descriptor Spanish: Abdominoplastia
Descriptor abdominoplastia
Scope note: Resección quirúrgica del exceso de piel y grasa con estiramiento de la PARED ABDOMINAL. La abdominoplastia comprende la LIPECTOMÍA de la GRASA INTRAABDOMINAL, el estiramiento de los MÚSCULOS ABDOMINALES y la reconstrucción del OMBLIGO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abdominoplastia
Descriptor French: Abdominoplastie
Entry term(s): Abdominoplasties
Panniculectomies
Panniculectomy
Tree number(s): E02.218.042
E04.617.025
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061645
Scope note: Surgical removal of excess abdominal skin and fat and tightening of the ABDOMINAL WALL. Abdominoplasty may include LIPECTOMY of INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT, tightening of the ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, and re-creation of the UMBILICUS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
DeCS ID: 55026
Unique ID: D061645
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Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Abdominoplasty - Preferred
Concept UI M0559763
Scope note Surgical removal of excess abdominal skin and fat and tightening of the ABDOMINAL WALL. Abdominoplasty may include LIPECTOMY of INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT, tightening of the ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, and re-creation of the UMBILICUS.
Preferred term Abdominoplasty
Entry term(s) Abdominoplasties
Panniculectomy - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0559764
Scope note Surgical removal of an overhanging apron of skin and subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area of morbidly obese or formerly obese patient.
Preferred term Panniculectomy
Entry term(s) Panniculectomies



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